Péricles

About

Born on July 22, 1969, in Santo André, Péricles Aparecido Fonseca de Faria is a Brazilian singer, composer, and instrumentist specializing in pagode, a subgenre of samba. He is perhaps best known as the longtime vocalist of Exaltasamba, a position he held from the band's formation in 1982 until February 2012, when he chose to pursue a solo career. Throughout his years with the group, Péricles became an integral part of the pagode music scene in Brazil, contributing his vocal talents and musical expertise to the genre's development and popularity.